Emily Gladstone Cole<p>Dear lazyweb: How do people find mentors? How does one become a mentor?</p><p>Are there any really good programs that help mentors find people to mentor, or vice versa?</p><p>There are a bunch of ways I've been a mentor, but they've all been as part of an established teaching and learning and knowledge sharing process.<br>* I've mentored groups as part of SANS' various academies.<br>* I've mentored individuals who are building a conference presentation, as part of a program put on by the conference</p><p>If you're in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> then you probably know about <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MentoringMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentoringMonday</span></a> (and if you don't, check it out!) but I'm interested in other parts of tech as well.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mentor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentor</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mentoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentoring</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mentorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentorship</span></a></p>